Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 433 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
3. 3.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
8. 8.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
11. 11.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
13. 13.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
17. 17.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
19. 19.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
39. 39.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented

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